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I'm betting that this means at least one man will be inducted. They haven't announced the results yet, but the voting has concluded, and presumably the people scheduling this know the results of the election. I doubt they would schedule this if nobody had been elected.

I'm betting that this means at least one man will be inducted. They haven't announced the results yet, but the voting has concluded, and presumably the people scheduling this know the results of the election. I doubt they would schedule this if nobody had been elected.

Maybe they've informally told Bonds he's been elected even though he's not), and this is all a ruse in order to get him to pick up the phone when they call. Just so Bob Costas can tell him he thinks he's a monster on television.

I hope they do a countdown of the results of everybody on the ballot, Casey Kasem style. "This one goes out to Sgt. Roger Quinn, currently serving his country in Norway. Larry Bowa says he misses you and can't wait to see you again. At #36, with zero votes, it's Jose Mesa."

I'm betting that this means at least one man will be inducted. They haven't announced the results yet, but the voting has concluded, and presumably the people scheduling this know the results of the election. I doubt they would schedule this if nobody had been elected.

I hope you aren't right.
If there is only one player elected, I suspect it will be Jack Morris, and then he'll have the narrative of "The Last Clean HOF" or some stupid #### like that.
His supporters will point out how he got elected while Bonds/Clemens/Sosa/Piazza/Bagwell did not.

My hope is that the organizing group for this are really so clueless they don't see a ZERO elected option.

I'm betting that this means at least one man will be inducted. They haven't announced the results yet, but the voting has concluded, and presumably the people scheduling this know the results of the election. I doubt they would schedule this if nobody had been elected.

You'd sure think that they wouldn't, since they'll look like absolute idiots if they come up with a blank.

If no one player gets in, does Gammons fill the time by start throwing around song titles like "The Lie and How We Told It" by Yo Lo Tengo?

Will MLB.com dare to do phone interviews with Michael Otis, the President of the Chamber of Commerce in Cooperstown or Vice President Ken Meifert (the senior director of development for the HOF) for their reaction?

If no one player gets in, does Gammons fill the time by start throwing around song titles like "The Lie and How We Told It" by Yo Lo Tengo?

Will MLB.com dare to do phone interviews with Michael Otis, the President of the Chamber of Commerce in Cooperstown or Vice President Ken Meifert (the senior director of development for the HOF) for their reaction?

They should just say Biggio got in, even if he barely misses. He's going in eventually given his debut. Might as well be now.

I'm betting that this means at least one man will be inducted. They haven't announced the results yet, but the voting has concluded, and presumably the people scheduling this know the results of the election. I doubt they would schedule this if nobody had been elected.

I've always said that if no one is actually elected, that the hof will "fudge" the numbers to ensure the top vote getter is in. I wouldn't be surprised to see Biggio or Morris finish at 76.1% or something like that.

If all it is is an announcement of Morris' election it's going to be a total bust. Nobody but about 300 old farts banging away on a Tandy gives two cents about Jack Morris. Gonna be a horrible induction weekend.

I've always said that if no one is actually elected, that the hof will "fudge" the numbers to ensure the top vote getter is in. I wouldn't be surprised to see Biggio or Morris finish at 76.1% or something like that.

The HOF collecting gizmo would indicate it would take a lot of fudge to get Jack Morris into the HOF this year.

Ernst and Young were the auditors for Lehman Brothers and are still involved in litigation regarding their role in the firm's collapse.

So I have more faith in Carnac the Magnificient and the envelopes kept hermetically sealed in a # 2 mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnall's porch since noon today than E&Y and the envelopes they may hold for the HOF.

CARNAC: "Backne."
ED: "Backne!"
CARNAC: "That is what Carnac just said. Backne."
(tears edge off envelope, blows into it)
CARNAC: "What two body parts were touching each other in the 1990s while the BBWAA had its head up its ass? Backne."
ED: "HAR! HAR! HAR!"
AUDIENCE: "Booooo!"
CARNAC: "May your only daughter come home smelling of Icy Hot and the cream."
AUDIENCE: (cheers)